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Sir Paul Beresford

Conservative Former MP · left 30 May 2024

Represented Mole Valley · in Parliament since 9 April 1992

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
86.4%
923 of 1,068 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
4 meetings attended
Debate contributions
83
in the 7 year window
Written questions
55
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Sir Paul Beresford is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for Mole Valley, and left the Commons on 30 May 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Mole Valley6 May 201030 May 2024Elected 4 times
Mole Valley1 May 19976 May 2010Elected 3 times
Croydon Central9 April 19921 May 1997Elected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Conservative9 April 199230 May 2024

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Environment)Government20 July 19942 May 1997

Voting participation

Participation rate
86.4%
Eligible divisions
1,068
Divisions voted
923

61st of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%

Participation by year

Sir Paul Beresford voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 93.7%93.7%2021: 88.4%88.4%2022: 79.7%79.7%2023: 84.8%84.8%2024: 88.2%88.2%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2024127112 88.2%
2023256217 84.8%
2022251200 79.7%
2021242214 88.4%
2020190178 93.7%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068923 86.4%

Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).

Parliamentary activity

Debate contributions
83
Written questions
55
Oral questions
3
Early day motions
1
Bills sponsored
2
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
4

joint 519th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669

Written questions per year
Sir Paul Beresford: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0510152020192020: 131320202021: 181820212022: 2220222023: 191920232024: 33202420252026
Oral questions per year
Sir Paul Beresford: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0.01.32.53.85.020192020: 0020202021: 0020212022: 3320222023: 0020232024: 00202420252026
Early day motions per year
Sir Paul Beresford: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0.00.30.50.81.020192020: 0020202021: 0020212022: 1120222023: 0020232024: 00202420252026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2024 15 7 3 0 0 0 0
2023 11 7 19 0 0 1 0
2022 34 16 2 3 1 0 0
2021 15 11 18 0 0 1 0
2020 8 6 13 0 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Not currently a member of any committee.

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (489 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Conservative average 99.9%

Committee membership history

1 bill committee served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
83
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
47
distinct debates

joint 604th of 650 current MPs (4 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899

Contributions per year
Sir Paul Beresford: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year01325385020192020: 8820202021: 151520212022: 343420222023: 111120232024: 1515202420252026
Debates participated in per year
Sir Paul Beresford: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year0510152020192020: 6620202021: 111120212022: 161620222023: 7720232024: 77202420252026

Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.

Parliamentary timeline

Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.

  1. 1992

    • – Became MP for Croydon Central
    • – Joined Conservative

  2. 1994

    • – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Environment)

  3. 1997

    • – Became MP for Mole Valley
    • – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Environment)

  4. 2010

    • – Became MP for Mole Valley

  5. 2015

    • – Joined House of Commons Commission

  6. 2024

    • – Left the House of Commons (Dissolution)

Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.